Agricultural Outlook March 1997

Randy Schnepf, economics editor

Agricultural Outlook No. (AO-238) March 1997

About this magazine

Agricultural Outlook was published monthly (except February) by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The magazine ceased publication with the December 2002 issue.

In this report ...

Articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

• Contents, 123 kb

• In This Issue..., 74 kb

• Field Crops: 1997/98 Winter Wheat Seedings Down Sharply; Exports Spur Rally in Soybean Prices, 110 kb
• Livestock, Dairy, & Poultry: Lower Hog Inventory to Strengthen Prices in 1997; Beef Herd Downsizing Tightens Feeder Cattle Supplies, 68 kb
• Specialty Crops: Florida Freeze Reducing Supplies of Fresh Vegetables, 266 kb
• U.S. Sugar Consumption Continues to Grow, 100 kb
• Food-Aid Grain Needs Are Down--In the Short Run, 92 kb


• Egypt's Poultry Industry at a Turning Point, 93 kb


• Incentives for Sustainable Agriculture, 96 kb
• China: Is Current Ag Policy a Retreat from Reform?, 197 kb

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Updated date: March 1997